Match holder



June 10,1941. D, DOWNNG 2,245,127

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Patented June 10, 1941 UNITED STATES" PATENT o FicE MATCH nonnna Donald A. Downing, Edina, Mo.

Application August 20, 1940, Serial No. 353,423

3 Claims.

My invention relates to match holders and has as one of the principal objects thereof the provision of a match holder equipped with severable portions for exposing, for use, the matches and wherein said portions are so arranged that advertising indicia carried thereby is readily discernible to the user or possible customer of the product advertised.

An important object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described which is simple in construction, durable in use, eflicient in operation and economical in manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, appended claims and annexed drawing.

Referring to the drawing wherein like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a package of cigarettes, partly in section, and illustrating my invention associated therewith.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an elevation, partly in section, of my invention.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on a line 5-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an elevation of the match card with one of the paper strips severed therefrom.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Figure '7 is an elevation of the match card body.

Figure 8 is an elevation of one of the paper strips.

In practising my invention, as illustrated in the drawing, I provide a match holder 5 formed with an H-shaped body 6 having its zygon I fashioned with a plurality of matches 8 disposed in parallelism with the legs or side portions 9 of the body as clearly illustrated in Figure 7 of the drawing. Secured across the faces of the body are a pair of elongated strips ill the latter being constructed of paper, while the body and matches are constructed of card board or the like.

The central portions 1 l of the strips ii) are provided with a suitable adhesive material II, for instance, glue, whereby they are secured to the opposed faces of the zygon I. The strips, adjacent the adhesive material, are provided with transverse lines of perforations l3 whereby the end sections of the strips may be selectively severed from the central portions H as hereinafter more fully described.

The ends of the strips, heads, are provided with adjacent the match adhesive material it whereby the opposed strips are secured together with igniting material lie for conveniently igniting the matches.

As illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing, the match holder may be inserted within a package of cigarettes I6 for not only affording a means of lighting the cigarettes but also serving as an advertising medium. Obviously, when one of the sections of the strips, between its central portion and the rolled edge is severed, along one of the perforated lines, the matches thereunder are exposed for use, it being understood that the remaining group of matches are likewise exposed upon the severance of the oppositely disposed section of the strip.

Without further elaboration the foregoing will so fully explain the invention that others may, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt the same for use under various conditions of service. Moreover, it is not indispensable that all the features of the invention be used conjointly since they may be employed advantageously in various combinations and subcombinations.

It is obvious that the invention is not confined to the herein described use therefor as it may be utilized for any purpose to which it is adaptable. It is therefore to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific construction as illustrated and described as the same is only 11- lustrative of the principles of operation, which are capable of extended application in various forms, and that the invention comprehends all construction within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l. A device of the character described, comprising, an H-shaped body provided with matches connected to its cross portion and disposed in parallelism between its side portions, strips of relatively thin material overlying the faces of said body and fixed to said cross portion, said strips formed with transverse rows of perforations defining end sections and disposed adjacent said cross portion to permit severance of the end sections of said strips on each side of said portion, and means connecting the opposed outer ends of said strips together to encase the matches between said strips.

2. A device .of the character described, comprising, an H-shaped body provided with matches connected to its cross portion and disposed in parallelism between its side portions, strips of relatively thin material overlying the races of said body and fixed to said cross portion, said strips formed with transverse rows of perforations desections and disposed adjacent said permit severance of the end sections of said strips on each side of said cross portion, means connecting the opposed outer ends of said strips together to encase the matches between said strips, and said strips provided with match igniting material disposed perforations and said sections.

3. A device oi the character described, comprising, an H-shaped body provided with matchbetween 

